Research
Rediscovering the Lost Plesiosaur (Cast): Restoring Vanderbilt’s Natural History Museum
Aug. 28, 2024—Research projects investigating the history of evolution at Vanderbilt University led to the rediscovery of a long-lost Crampton’s Plesiosaur Cast from the 1870s.
Michelle Young: Modeling ethical practices in Peruvian archaeology
Aug. 20, 2024—Since 2020, Vanderbilt archaeologist Michelle Young has directed the Cinnabar Roads Project, which explores ancient exchange routes used to transport cinnabar, a powdery mineral made of mercury and sulfur that was extracted and processed for pigment. Y...
Michelle Young: Modeling ethical practices in Peruvian archaeology
Aug. 20, 2024—By Ann Marie Deer Owens When Vanderbilt archaeologist Michelle Young travels to the Peruvian Andes to study ancient Indigenous societies, her itinerary is filled with much more than field surveys and excavations. “I put a priority on forging local partnerships based on communication and mutual respect with the Quechua-speaking and mestizo (mixed Indigenous-European) communities in...
Academic Special Forces
Aug. 5, 2024—See how students in a special Immersion Vanderbilt project are partnering with a new national security institute to prevent cybersecurity attacks.
Student Immersion in National Security
Aug. 5, 2024—See how students in a special Immersion Vanderbilt project are partnering with a new national security institute to prevent cybersecurity attacks.
The physicist who wants to build a telescope bigger than Earth
Jul. 16, 2024—Vanderbilt professor Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before – and perhaps discover new physics.
New study points to cause of Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome
Jul. 12, 2024—Adapted from an article written by John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt, in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nemours Children’s Hospital, have suggested an explanation, and possible pathway to prevention, for Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome. FFS causes distinctive physical birth defects, including cleft palate, distinctive facial features, and...
Heard that Bird: Creanza Lab develops free curriculum to teach birdsong identification
Jul. 1, 2024—The Creanza Lab, along with alumnus Matt Wilkins, BA’06, created a birdsong identification lesson plan for middle and high school students. The game show lets participants identify which birds they can hear in various pop culture media, such as movies,...
Heard that Bird: Creanza Lab develops free curriculum to teach birdsong identification
Jun. 28, 2024—Since 2020, a question has nagged at Nicole Creanza: What type of bird is singing in the background of Taylor Swift and Bon Iver’s song “Exile”? Creanza, associate professor of biological sciences, is an expert in the evolution of human language and bird songs, but she also enjoys trying to identify popular music by ear....
Vanderbilt names spring 2024 Seeding Success Grant awards
Jun. 24, 2024—Thirteen innovative projects across seven colleges and schools have been selected for the spring 2024 round of Seeding Success internal grants. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation announced the recipient list on May 31.